How to Pour Concrete Footers for Block Walls start to finish DIY
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ม.ค. 2020
- Building a 16"x16" Concrete Footer for a 8" Block wall foundation. Using homemade concrete forms, concrete pump truck, 5.25 yards of concrete and a lot of rebar.
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Hello everybody. When I sprayed the forms with grease @6:55 in the video I sprayed the wood only and avoided spraying any rebar using a spray can with a tiny nozzle, this requires accuracy while spraying, with that being said it would probably be easier to just grease the forms before any rebar is present. Also @6:00 in video I talk about the vertical rebar for blocks. Depending on your local building codes a small 6" bend at the bottom of vertical rebar may be needed.
Can't hurt to do it even if the code doesn't require it, can it? It's possibly a pain, but probably worth it.
what if i dnt use a vertical rebar, would this make the foundation weaker?
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@@chinoblood1 Then the backfill pressure would be able to push the wall inward at the base. Another reason you don't want perfectly smooth footers.
I know nothing about construction but now I feel like I do after watching this 101 tutorial. Thanks
Thank you for putting yourself out there for us. It can be daunting to take on a new task BUT it’s even more daunting to listen to all the criticism you get on how you did it. If it’s any consolation, I have learned a lot from both you and the commentators!
Thanks man.
A very thorough series, and luckily for me almost exactly the kind of construction I'm going to be doing! Yaaaay someone already did all the groundwork.
I will be looking at building a contemporary home in 3 or 4 years. Thanks for helping me get a start on my journey.
Awesome seeing the family work together. Thanks for sharing this.
great video! thanks for the thorough explanation. Currently taking a construction cost estimation class in Grad school and this helps with understanding methodology and logic for foundation/footing/walls etc.
Man this is probably the best video on doing a DIY footer. And I’ve watched a TON as we want to build and do a lot ourselves. Thank you sir
Just remember that the 3,4,5 square rule should be used to not only find square but to insure that you're squaring it to to your existing building.
Awesome vid. About to do some footings myself for the first time and this was great to see the whole process. One thing I noticed is that the whole area looks pretty dry at the end. Usually, you don't want to allow the concrete to dry out until it has finished curing or it can cause surface spawling. I've seen crews cover their work in plastic to slow evaporation if going out and spraying it down often is untenable.
Very easy to follow. I'm taking a residential construction course and this put the words that I just read into motion. Thank you for sharing.
You're an excellent teacher! You explain all that is necessary, succinctly, without distraction. Thank you!
Thank you
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This is the best video on footer forms that I've seen. I can do this to save $$$ before hiring someone to work the concrete. I'm not young enough to do the pouring and finishing because it is so time sensitive.
That's a nice solid structure and the foundation is great. Great work all around! For those looking to save exponential amounts of money and especially time though you could skip all that form building, "greasing the forms" and the super high vertical rebar with the "safety caps". As you are digging it out either by hand or machine, just dig the form of the footer in the dirt itself... You're gonna want to put 2-3 adjacent, long, lines of horizontal rebar down the and length and width of the footer, regardless of whatever city or state code, and bend 90 degrees around the corners. You also need all this rebar on the ground to raise a good 3 .5 inches above the dirt for the concrete to set below it. We can do this by simply splitting regular red bricks in half and placing them beneath the rebar about every 4 feet. You don't have to buy special cuts of steel wire for this, you could even use stones from a nearby creek to make sure you rebar is high enough above ground. All this effort will almost entirely prevent cracking well beyond your great, great, grandchildren's lifespan if done properly. Don't forget the rebar tie wire that connects each individual piece to the next and double up at intersections between individual pieces of long rebar with at least a 20 inch overlap . At 4:50 in this video we're going to instead put a short 16-18 inch piece of rebar crossing our long pieces and tie those in with wire as well. Finally, every 4 feet, you drive an 18-30 inch piece of rebar vertically along the center of your footer and use a laser level to put them at the exact height you want your footer to be all the way around (about 12 inches of concrete for 1 story structures). As you are pouring concrete you have an easy height measurement with that vertical rebar that's been leaser leveled exactly, instead of a health risk you need to buy extra stuff to cap off or a huge, time intensive wooden form made from planks you can barely re-use. As a disclaimer this method requires more skill in digging, especially with machinery and you may use an extra yard of concrete or two, however it saves huge amounts on lumber, grease, plastic, and most importantly... time.
I have to say, this was well planned, engineered and executed. Will check to see the finished block wall and final addition.
You are really gifted at producing videos. This was an excellent video for me as I get ready to add on to my home.
Thank you
Glad to see your kid helping out. A wonderful experience working with his hands that he will remember with fondness.
No he won't 🤣
In the moment he's probably like this is stupid and my dad is always making me do this dumb crap but in the future he should understand and be thankful
I did all kinds of things with my dad when I was a kid. Loved every second of it.
Great work. Inspiring and easy to follow. Self constructing my 1200 sq ft all steel reinforced concrete extension and among all the videos out there, your work is a good guide to follow. Thanks from the island of Guam.
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For a rookie you did a good job. If this is your first time you did a really good job. A couple of tips: make your forms a couple of inches high and hammer nails in at pour height. That way you can finish under the boards without taking them off. Second: Use a vibrator to settle the rock and aggregate during the pour. It also chases the trapped air up and out of the mud while pouring. Third: Use plywood cleats across the top with spreader blocks instead of 2x4's. As far as oiling the forms, you can buy form oil and an open top sprayer and coat the forms before you set them. Don't get any oil on the rebar. Also, after you pour the mud and vibrate it, don't monkey around with the iron. It's set in good. Plum it after the mud sets up a day by bending it. No inspector is going to soil himself if you have to bend a dowel a few degrees. Finally, any mud that spills out over the form onto the back side,,, get that shit out of there before it hardens so stripping the forms is easy. Just spread some plastic sheeting out and dump the over pour on that. As far as rebar placement, we would run a 2x4 on edge on top of the cleats the length of the pour and either tie wire or bend nails over the rebar on our layout. So you can set all the forms and put the rebar in last.
good to see all the family working on it... great team work
Well done !! Thank you for making it look so simple - which it is.
I like that you got the family involved and the project looks very good.
Awesome you guys worked hard and got something nice to be proud of in the end . 👍
I have been watching quite a few videos on concrete footings. Yours was very organized and look forward to sharing with my husband as we are planning to build our first home and we want to be a part of the build. Hence why so many videos to get inspired since there are different techniques. Thank you for posting!
Thanks. I got more videos coming about building a block basement soon.
Great job - thanks for your well explained step by step videos.
Thank you sooooo much for these awesome videos. I love how you explain EVERYTHING you do.
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that pump truck operator was a total butt cheese lol !! he had you on the run lol
Great job! Really well done video. I really liked the way your whole family pitched in!
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Thank you for your very nicely detailed video. Very informative and well made.
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Liked how you explained the process.
Wow, you did a great job of explaining the process. You made it seem less frightening. Also, you have a great voice for narrating. I will continue to look for more videos from you. Good job.
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I did commercial concrete in SoCal for a while, You guys all did a great job.
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Excellent tutorial, thanks
By far the best video I've watched. Awesome family working together.
I love concrete as a building material. Great Video.
This is my first time watching g this channel. I like how you worked with your family. Looking forward to more videos.
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That was a nice job. I would build the form boards using the 2x4 in perpendicular position ,that way give more strength to the forms( you can not believe how much concrete can punch to the forms)Congratulation!!
Beautiful. Thank you!
This is awesome my guy. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Nice job . The Family working together ... Priceless !!! 😊
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Great Video!!
Well done explaining the process!
Awesome, whole family worked to get things done
That was fascinating. Thank you.
Brave man. Thanks a lot for this video. Honestly
Great work! Thanks for putting this together
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Enjoying your series
Great family, all hands are on the job!
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Very informative. Thank you
I loved this video.. thanks for sharing!
Fun project. I’m jealous.
Thank you for sharing this video. It's so nice to see your whole family involved. I don't know much about construction but I love the art form. To me it is very therapeutic and calming :-). I can watch these videos for hours. Where is part 2?
Awesome description and video !
Thanks for sharing this
Nice job and nice video, explained everything really well.
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Nice job very professional
Great detail, awesome information.
Awesome video!!
excellent video!
Great teacher, great audio and video! Well done!
Thank you kindly!
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This is really great.
You’ll help a lot of Folk.
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Nice teamwork with family
Great great video. You should do more about anything and everything. Excellent!
More to come!
Awesome thanks for explaining for real
This is a really good video, thank you.
Nice work! 🎉
Great job!
Awesome Vid! Thanks!
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Really Great Work My Friend Blessings
nice , simple straight forward. good job
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Thank you for this video!
great job Great Crew.
Well vibrated as well
So impressive!
Very impressive!
Well done. This is the best video I have seen on pouring a foundation. A lot more detail here than some of the professional videos.
This breakdown was close to ChrisFix level, as far as information and order goes.
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Excellent job brother and sister
Nice job! Thank you for sharing.
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So cool to see what it looks like your whole family helping 🫡
Thanks for the vid.. I'll be doing my footer and block sometime in April. Its good to see how others are doing it
Thanks. Hope your project goes well.
How did your project turn out?
Super hard and quality foundation, thank
Great video, very informative
Nice work
Good work!
Thank you for this.
Nice work.
Nice. Only suggestion is you can rent a virbrator or perhaps use a sawzall without a blade to help the crete flow and remove voids. You can also talk to the crete company about some plasticizers which help the crete flow more liquid-like. I have to do a similar for a large shed, and this was a good reminder from when I did this as a teenager.
Thanks. The crete vibrator would have been nice. I used on for my concrete steps it worked well.
Rotohammer with a bit along rhe forms will remove air.
I have to say that the lady in that video worked harder than anybody else on that project. 👍🏻
Dude that was dope thank you
Love the crew action
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Great job
I do not intend to pee into your cheerios, and it is only a footing, so the 3x4x5 triangle is fine. However, I prefer a corner to corner measurement and a taunt string line bc lumber always has twists and kinks to it. If you set your corners first, the rest is fine tuning and spacer blocks
I can't believe more people haven't watched this. The steps and your narrative are great.
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Wow nice job..
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Thanks for watching
Super nice good explanation!
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Excellent production. Thanks for the vid.
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Good Stuff!
Thankyou for sharing bro